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FITposium Early Bird Special Starts Today
The early bird special for FITposium 2017 is now active with tickets being sold exclusively through our website www.FITposium.com Founded in 2015, FITposium is an announce Arizona-based conference predicated upon helping aspiring fitness talents become fitness...
Used to People Flaking
I was asked to be a guest on a video blog and podcast of someone in the fitness industry. We confirmed the date and time and I jumped on Skype and waited. Nothing happened. 30 minutes later I closed my browser and went on with my day of work. I later received an...
Will Machines Replace Photographers?
I was listening into a news report stating that robots and machines were taking so many jobs from humans that it was accounting for trillions of dollars of lost taxes in the United States alone. Bill Gates has been a reported proponent of placing a tax on machines...
Beware the Red Flags
Let us see how many red flags we can count in this scenario. I received a message on Instagram from someone I’ve never heard of before who wanted to connect with me, but wouldn’t say what about. The message simply said “would love to connect on some things.” I looked...
Best Advice – Admit When You’re Wrong
I’ve been wrong a lot in my life. I made mistakes when I worked at a newspaper. I made mistakes when I worked as a photo editor for a magazine. I made mistakes in my marketing job. And I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my photography career. A few weeks back I wrote a...
Behind the Scenes on the Elements Fashion Shoot
I’ve known fellow photographer Tom Spitz for the better part of a decade. Early in my career I actually would assist Tom on a handful of his photo shoots, gleaning all I could from his work. When the idea was proposed for us to shoot together I simply could not...
You’re Asking the Wrong Questions
On a cold and rainy day in Tucson I had the opportunity to present to a special annual high school workshop for aspiring photographers. Myself and several other photographers spent the entire day teaching hundreds of students everything they could or would need to...
Behind the Scenes with Arizona Coyotes Team Captain Shane Doan Photo Shoot
At the start of 2017 the James Patrick Photography team was hired to do an editorial photo campaign of Arizona Coyotes team captain Shane Doan. Personally I love working with athletes, but was particularly excited to work with Doan as he is one of the rare athletes...
Tips for Negotiating Rates
Negotiating rates can be a stressful endeavor because you are being asked to stand by what you say you are worth when someone is questioning you or wanting to pay you less. The first step is to do your research. Talk to others in your business to find out what...